Forsaken Daughter Pampered by Top Hier

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Chapter 149

Chapter 149

Flashes of this year’s birthday hit her like a slideshow–the silence, the empty apartment.

The Harts? Chris? They were all off in Europe with Olivia.

Not one text. Not one call.

Forgotten? Not a chance.

She and Olivia had the same birthday–they knew. They just didn’t care.

That part didn’t sting anymore. What stuck in her head was why, after all that, Catlin still refused to sign the disownment

papers.

“What’s wrong?” Sebastian’s voice pulled her back.

Stephanie shook her head, her smile faint. “Nothing. Just… been a while since anyone thought my birthday was worth celebrating.”

Ever since she left the Giovannis, birthdays stopped meaning anything.

Before she could say anything else, Sebastian pulled her straight into his arms.

His heartbeat was right there under her cheek–strong, steady, and grounding.

His voice dropped low, rougher than usual. “Still thinking about running off again?”

Her eyes burned, and before she could stop herself, the tears slipped. “No. Never again.”

The Casalinis were already wiped off the map. She had no reason to run anymore.

Sebastian held her tighter, like she might disappear if he let go.

“Sorry, Seb.” Her arms wrapped around his waist, face buried against his chest.

He didn’t answer, just smoothed a hand over her hair, fingers sliding through gently.

She had nothing to be sorry for. Back then, he was neck–deep in turf wars and putting out fires left and right.

He barely had a second to look her way–that’s how the Casalinis slipped through the cracks.

By the time Stephanie made it back to the office, a good thirty minutes had passed.

Jennifer’s eyes zeroed in on the necklace the second Stephanie walked in.

“Hold up–boss, where the hell did you get that? It looks… Weirdly familiar.”

“Sicily Sunrise,” Stephanie said casually.

Jennifer’s jaw dropped. “Are you kidding me?”

That diamond wasn’t just expensive–it was a legend.

Auctioned for over 30 million dollars, with billionaires and royals fighting over it–and Stephanie was just wearing it?

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something like that even if they sold off their

It could only

bome from him.

the look on Jennifer’s face and raised a brow. “So? Does it look good

fast it was almost comical. “It’s gorgeous.

Of course it

Hart still here?”

blinked for a second before it clicked. “Oh–yeah. Still waiting.”

second Stephanie heard that, her smile disappeared like it

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was already sitting there, her forced patience barely holding on.

the door open, she tried to pull herself together,

assistant called

her voice–along with

these days, Catlin had resorted to using half

ended up blocked. Cold–blooded? Heartless? Catlin had never met a daughter like

with that later. Once Olivia was back on her feet, she planned to have a long chat

kind of parenting turned out

tossed her purse onto the desk, zero interest in

couldn’t

sunlight hit the necklace she was wearing, sending

her, it was impossible to miss.

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her like

were all

one text. Not one call.

a

same birthday–they knew. They just didn’t

in her head was why, after all that, Catlin

papers.

Sebastian’s voice pulled

smile faint. “Nothing. Just… been a while since anyone thought my birthday

since she left the Giovannis, birthdays

she could say anything else, Sebastian pulled her straight into his arms.

under

rougher than usual. “Still thinking

eyes burned, and before she could stop herself, the tears slipped. “No. Never again.”

the map. She had no reason to

tighter, like she might disappear if he let go.

Her arms wrapped around his waist, face buried

smoothed a hand over her hair, fingers sliding through gently.

for. Back then, he was neck–deep in turf wars and

look her way–that’s how the Casalinis slipped

made it back to the office, a good thirty minutes had passed.

the necklace the

you

Sunrise,” Stephanie

“Are

diamond wasn’t just expensive–it was a legend.

with billionaires and royals fighting over it–and Stephanie

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